1882?: Frances Elliott Davis born
1931: Women's track and field events approved for Olympics
Quote for Today
Newspapers have two great advantages over television. They can be used by men as barriers against their wives. It is still the only effective screen against the morning features of the loved one, and, as such, performs a unique human service. The second advantage is that you can't line a garbage pail with a television set -- it's usually the other way around.
-- Marya Mannes to the
Women's National Press Club in 1960
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